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Would guess that the links to the older players whilst McLeish will be binned now, you never know though. Wouldn't mind Holt, would like Pilkington from Norwich. Daniel Sturridge if he won't sign a new deal at Chelsea? He is on his last year of deal I think. He is a villa fan!

I'd still like to see us take a punt on younger players from lower leagues. Do something like a fixed fee first refusal deal, have them stay at the club for a season so we can watch the properly, but when fixtures allow they come up to Bodymoor to train with us on occassions and then those that look useful we can take up the option on, those that don't develop as we hoped we haven't lost a lot of cash on.

I want us to go for Markus Henriksen of Norway, maybe have a crack at Bacinovic which was linked to Villa earlier in the season. Key for me would be to maybe invest in cheaper foreign options which would demand less wages, and give the same performance.

Guys, I'd love to see Charlie Adams come here and reinvent himself, adding Steven Fletcher or Jordan Rhodes would be excellent....If Rhodes would come and mature throughout a nice four year contract I believe we wouldhave a gem who already has the touch far above one of our hero status strikers....Fletcher is proven in a poor Wolves squad but I can't split him from Holt who Lambert already knows how to use. Krancjar is just after money so now it's a no-no from me - wrong motivation for what we're about to go through over the next few seasons. Dembele is a great shout too. Either way we must insert a few proper LEADERS into midfield - desperately need a leader or two after the brave Petrov battles away.

Mr lambert should be looking at long term players such as nick Powell from crewe Matt Jarvis and Jordan Rhodes if villa are looking to consolidate and build these 3 could be a good start. Then look toward a bit of experience bring mr Robbie keane back Leon britton as he knows how to pass a ball victor Moses a goo shout to link midfield with forwards. Not mentioned any defenders as last years experience everyone a the club knows how to defend

Why not Adz, sends the right message.astonvanilla: great shout on Keane, had forgot about him mate! Yup Keane, Rhodes = experience and future. Nick Powell loooks awesome doeosn't he - feel like it may be worth us loaning Delfouneso and another player to them for a nice little loan to buy option. However, I believe we may send Delph back to Leeds and see a Snodgrass purchase of some type happening - you heard it here first.

Caulker is another good shout! Clark and Dunne CB's with Caulker as backup and rotation option (can't wait to see some rotation!) I still think we should get Cuellar back though and start him, never really got a run in his correct position.

Think we better find a holding midfielder first we felt the loss of stan back end of last season we need someone to take up the baton. Like a lot of the names mentioned but wages could be a problem with some of them e.g. Sturridge,Dembele. Same problem with Adams if liverpool were to sell good replacement for stan.UTV 19th minute

How about Bosingwa? Available on a free, we supposed looked at him b4 he went to Chelski. I don't think he is that bad defensively, and he is better than anything we have got going forward. Wages may be a problem, but if he doesn't find a club he will be on nothing.

What about that Heskey fella? I heard hes looking for a new club.... loads of experience which would help our younger players, and he knows where the net is. He could help the groundsman put it up on match days :o lol

What about that Heskey fella? I heard hes looking for a new club.... loads of experience which would help our younger players, and he knows where the net is. He could help the groundsman put it up on match days :o lol

There comes a time Merlin128777, that when your on 50- 60k a WEEK, you have to look beyond just cash! if I was already on 50k a week not sure I'd uproot my family to move to Russia, but eh that's just me.

On a personal note yes would agree eltoro sounds like Spurs are not offering him options though. But money wise think most footballers go for the cash,oh they can bang on about trophies and medals all they like but when money talks they walk.

Would be lovely to see a team come out next year a bit like this
----------------Given---------------
Bosingwa-Caulker-Clark-Lichaj
Moses-Ireland--N'Zonzi--N'Zogbia
--------Bent---Rhodes/Holt--------
With a bench that can actually make a difference
Jaskaleinen/Gordon/Green
Baker
Warnock
Albrighton
Bannan
Gardner
Agbonlahor

Bacinovic from Palermo would be very smart. Cardozo/Sturridge/Afellay?!?! Who leaves Barcelona's bench to come to Villa. All pipe dreams. Good to great players but so very unlikely.
Same for Varane/Belhanda/Giroud. All 15/20 millioners who are going to be lighting up the champions league. What can we offer that can compare to that? Although Younes Belhanda is an absolutely wonderful player, so I cant argue with your taste CDX_EIRE!
Bocaly would be good. Id hope that young gems in mid table German teams, talent from Holland/Portugal/maybe even Croatia should be looked at. So many teams on the continent do this, why are we so far behind?
I'd probably say Snodgrass is worth a go, and another french league gem is Pierre Emerick Aubameyang from St Etienne, who just missed out on European football. Hes a fast young striker who reminds me of Welbeck but with more class.
Anyway, thats just my opinion! Thanks for suffering it, UTV x

Keep seeing horrible links about Shay going to rejoin Sparkie at QPR. Wouldn't want to see him go, but as somebody else said, he's starting to look injury prone (for first time in his career). He's also playing thru injury for the RoI, which won't help his future longevity, added to which, after watching him against Croatia, he's starting to look a bit human. PL will probably fancy the Norwich goalie - we could do worse!

Debuchy's being linked with the likes of Real Madrid/Inter Milan, I think he's a bit far out of our target market. I'd take Kyle Naughton on loan though, he can't be worse than Hutton and PL holds him in high regard from their time together at Norwich.

Linked with Feyenoord "ace", 20 year old defender who goes by the name, Stefan De Vrij. Anyone seen him in action? (I'm too lazy to copy and paste his name into YouTube). http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11677/7812236/Feyenoord-ace-to-shun-Prem

Transfer talk is still in short supply, wish the Euro`s would hurry up and end so we can get down to some real business! The Daily Mail say that Villa are looking to sign AS Nancy left-back Massadio Haidara. See: Villa Linked To France U20 Left Back

Possible link to John Ruddy if Hughton is successful in taking Butland from small heath to Norwich......
http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/norwich-eye-jack-butland-birmingham-904443
Could be interesting.

Ruddy, Naughton, Hangeland, Olsson, Poulsen----N.Zogbia, Henriksen, Adams, Johnson---Pogrebnyak, Bent------Subs Marshall, Clark, Herd, Albrighton, Makoun, Agbonlahor Weimann ..Sell Ireland, Given, Collins, Hutton, Warnock, Loan out Delfounseo and Bannan. I know it's harsh on Given but he is being linked else where, he is injury prone and looked absolutely awful in the Euros, Ruddy is only 25 and already looks like a class keeper, and I believe if it wasn't for Joe Hart he would be Englands number one. The players I have selected we can probably afford and for getting rid of the last big wages we could probably afford snodgrass and Wilfried Zaha.

Dutch television station RTV Rjinmond is reporting via their website that Feyenoord and Morocco national team midfielder Karim El Ahmadi is on his way to Aston Villa for a fee of €2.8 million pending the results of a physical. FourFourTwo's Mohammed Maollim has reported the same via Twitter. The holding midfielder is in the final year of his contract and has apparently turned down a contract extension, meaning the Eredivisie club are hoping to cash in on the player's excellent 2011-12 season.
I wouldn't post the link as it's a link to another Villa blog (not sure of the rules on that).............

I suspect by now that PL has sat through a few tapes of last seasons matches (he has my sympathy) this alone may not decide the players fate otherwise half the team will be on the transfer list when the market opens.

lol Sherriff got to agree just seen another ex Villa player has refused a contract with newco RANGERS -Steven Davis my be worth having him back remembering him as a very honest player with a good engine.

Would anybody have a punt on stewart downing? Scousecum lining up two new wingers and wouldn't surprise me if we could get him for £4-5m. Can't imagine this will be popular, but thought I'd put it out there.

He seems to have promise and was probably a straight pinch from under the noses of Norwich via the scouting team that may come over so, nice on Lambert! I really hope Lambert can get Gab playing half decent or send him to Wigan in a swap for Moses plus cash.

Sorry it may seem like cutting off your nose etc but would rather see the real Nzobia this season than have Downihng back under ANY circumstances the guy makes my skin crawl I know all players are in it for the money and will move for the right offer but he is the lowest of the low.

I like the idea of a largely Irish backline who can theoretically communicate together (Given, Stevens, Dunne, Clarke, AN O'Other), and a French speaking midfield (Nzog, Makoun, El-K and new bloke from Rennes). Up front DB9 ang Gabby, who will have to carry on just ignoring each other.

Lowton's signing reminds me of Ron Saunders. He said, 'When you read that we are going to sign an established international for a club record fee, that's the press talking. When you read that we are going to sign someone no-one has heard of on a free transfer, that's the chairman [Doug] talking. When you read that we have signed someone and he is already in a Villa shirt, that's me talking.' Excellent way to do business.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2170147/Ivan-Ramis-Sunderland-Aston-Villa-target.html
According to this Ivan Ramis is only on @ 11k a week which is peanuts,.... though he's valued at 9m quid.

wow Liverpool would let Carrol go for 12-15 mill remembering how Lambert used Holt at Norwich would like to see Carrol in a Villa shirt but I suppose wages would be a problem,and doubt if we have that kind of money to spend on one signing.

ASTON VILLA are on the brink of sealing the £8million signing of Feyenoord centre-half Ron Vlaar.
0 comment The Dutch club gave the 27-year-old the OK to travel to Villa Park yesterday and negotiate personal terms.
Vlaar was one of the few Dutch players to come out of Euro 2012 with any credit

If we do get Vlaar i will be very happy, he is good enough for a champs leahue side where he has played before, he is very similar to Jonny Heintinga of Everton who i also rate good player and will help raise our profile across europe towards our reputation with other european players nice on Lambo luvin this!! UTV!!!

Carroll is a handful on his day, but then again so was Carew, consistency is not a word associated with either. However, a loan deal with a purchase option might suit, as long as he stays away from Broad St at night!!! Dutch defenders in the PL have been a mixed bag, from the excellent Stam, Bouma, Reiziger and Heitinga, to the other extreme of Bogarde and Boulharouz. I like the look of Vlaar as a player, not so sure about the new tattoo he wore home from Vegas. He could be an astute purchase.

Del Piero and Inzaghi are available for nothing. They're not kids anymore but the experience of one or both of them could pay dividends. Watford are supposed to be interested in them but Villa would surely be a bigger draw. Unlikely to happen unfortunately.

VMRA, PL doesn't want expensive mercenaries and has said as much. No Owen, Keane, Del Piero or the likes. Instead we have younger options that are promising to break though or are just off the radar saving the club fortunes in wages. Nice shout (Del Piero, Inzaghi) but cannot see it. It does seem though that PL has his sights set on a tall striker in the mould of Holt that can link up the midfield and frontline. Who is out there for the right money though??? UTV. 19th minute support for Stan.

Slurms like us I think there are more than 3 you need to ship out ! On the ones you mention we have a good couple of years from Brad..... some 20 mins from Jenas and annually linked with Bentley.... no thanks mate

Slurms we have a clever manager now m8 No way in a million years would Lambert touch Friedel (too old) Jenas (he has had it lol) Bentley think could do a job for us but seems too big headed maybe Lambert could get the best out of him as he has done with lower league players many times,

If ANYONE seriously thinks Bentley would be a good addition to our squad then they need to take their mercury ridden hat off. Never should that ti-t darken our doors and take our hard earned money. Hopefully Nzo will come shining through and Holman willprove to a be a decent signing and there we have our wingers. Realisitically, a striker of some class to help Bent out would be great, along with Vlaar and one surprise signing....I'll check Norwich's team and come back to you.

Nah Surman is not the answer but Pilkington maybe i rate him also that Zaha from Palace he can a bit, I don;t want us to sign Bentley KoolBill i was just saying if anyone could ge Bentley playing anywhere near like he used to at Blackburn then maybe that Lambert could be the man, i think we will go back for that Ramis if Feyenoord do not lower there aking price for Vlaar?

wasnt sure where to post this but this is the fred with most comments so.....I looked for this on and off for a while but never found it before now - complete recording of the Penarol game 1982.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C3PxlWn9zPM
YT rules ok. Only comments from UR to date so I am guessing no one AV found it before. Always wanted to watch to see if we got effed over in any way.

Furry muff Clive. Not seen anything of Zaha or Ramis or Pilkongton so wil have to YouTube them....re Bentley - I think he could've been great if he'd stopped giving it the big time Charlie but alas I think he is a journeyman mercenary now and not suited to a new beginning at Villa. On a contradictory note: Defoe for a few seasons??

Defo would take Defoe K'Bill, but Villas Boas has said he will not let Defoe leave as he wanted too, today's Express n Star claim we are after Portsmouth's Ryan Williams i do not know anything on this player i have looked him up and it says he is an Austrailian Winger who made his debeut against Chelsea for them in the FA Cup he is 19 years old

This Aaron Cresswell hs the potential to be the next Bale from all the articles ive found about him, £. million would be a steal for a hot prospect as Wayne Bridge cost Chelski £6 million many years ago when he was a prospect left back and BALE COST OVER £10 MILLION, Lambert is a god send he really knows how to scout the lower leagues for prospects and is not frightend of giving players a chance who will be hingry and willing to fight for a chance to be at Villa and be proud to wear the Claret and Blue jersey thats all i ever wanted back pride thanks Lambert UTV!

Bit of speculation regarding Danny Rose being available on loan and we may be interested (see towards the bottom of this link)...http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-2179972/Aston-Villa-agree-year-deal-Ron-Vlaar.html I for one am against this, we are NOT a training club for Spurs.... ie Walker!

My feelings are the same as many other Villans on signing players like Rose from Spuds getting them fit playing well and then they return back a better player for them or value increased, nah not for me would rather we sign players with a permanent deal at the end of the loan especially from teams like Spuds and other prem teams, now if as a player from ,Madrid or Milan etc i would not mind just a loan ;)

Shane Long is a good player no doubt but the Baggies would demand at least £10milion for him so not for thatprice as they paid £6million for him, Rhodes Cresswell would be good young prospects i also like Zaha from palace on sky bet we are in the top three odds on teams to sign Zaha? Pride if Lambertgets anything for Hutton Collins and Warnock he as many have said is a geneius ) UTV!

Agree Rhodes is the goal poacher type better finisher but Zaha i feel could be some player as he can play out wide on either flank also, and if Lambert is adopting a 4132 formation he could be fitted into that easily wie or up top, i would luv to see them both signed lol

Seriously though, KJ...was on fire a few years ago but now may be the youngest journeyman in the EPL...not sure he has the desire to come to the Villa or whether his move would be for the right reasons either...we must be the top wage paying upper middle achievers in the EPL and for this reason we attract 'nearly men' and mercenaries and only PLs steady hand and good eye will stop us throwing stupid oney at players like Pires and the like! BIG gamble on a player that HAD potential.

'Yaload' ??? Is that Jamaican patois, kb, or have I been living on Planet Zog? Would love to see Bolt in B6. He said he loves Brum. The Villa are bigger and better than Manure who are one of the worlds most indebted sports sides now, btw. It's going to be vicarious paradise watching the post-Fergie meltdown there. It might even happen sooner.

VWRA: try swapping bolt and yaload around...just a joke. :-) what do you think of Shane Long - he's not a name but has better rep than lots of 'names'. He could step up and do a Dempsey - noone would have signed him years ago.

Long might be worth a shout, kb. Villa might soon be calling themselves 'Birmingham Irish', though. I have a lot of time for the Baggies -- family reasons -- but not sure about Long. Then again Villa have to be realistic about who they can persuade to come to VP. Long has youth on his side and can't be any worse than GA11. Wasn't really familiar with him until now. Agree with your earlier comments about wages. Too many player at the Villa recently -- Pires, as you cited, for one -- have been mercenary types. PL seems too astute to let that continue. Think RL has seen the light too.

The thing that impresses me about PL is he diesn't go for money he goes for quality - a tad like Wenger - refreshing change to MoN who frittered it away and taught RL one hell of a lesson in how not to give a kid your wallet in a sweetshop.

Fair play to him in some respects. It's a big shout but I don't think -- Villa being relegated -- will happen. He's right that the under performing players who nearly fell through the trap door in 11/12 are mostly still at the club. Also rate Savage higher as a pundit than Lawro, Hansen, Shearer and the rest of the BBC Golf Club (Lee Dixon excepted).

Well a good start will help prove that pikey wrong (hate the vile man). Dempsey is not signing at Fulham but Liverpoop are sniffing around that one so I doubt we would even get a chance there. Shame as I really rate him and he is a good creative forward with pace.

Martin Olsson from lackburn, with Warnock going in the opposite direction. http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/aston-villa-transfer-news-blackburns-1271009
Oreven Keiron Richardson would do for me.

No son of cher just a reported 12-15 mill on Fletcher west spam have Jarvis for a reported 10.25 mill Like Fletcher but both way overpriced IMO. As we are allowed dreams and wishes here lol
I would like Dawson,Adam,Richardson and Carrol net outlay according to reports about 32 mill. oh well nothing like a wish list is there lol

Villa are reportedly watching Bulgarian international Ivor Plan and Sri Lankan U21 Seewat Cumsup. Failing that we could go for Thailand's Leekin Goles. I'm getting bored now that we haven't injected more fresh faces as we need to turn this poor start around and soon. UTV.

Does Randy Lerner have the ambition? MON went to him with names like Sidwel and Warnockl and he didn't question the quality of the players. Do you think Abramovich, Stan Kroenke, John Henry, the Glazers, Daniel Levy, Sheikh Mansour, Bill Kenwright or even Mike Ashley would allow their managers to acquire players of that lowly quality? That an apparent clown like Ashley has proved to be a better owner than Lerner is damning. OK, Toon were relegated on his watch but he's made big decisions and brought in quality players.

if we sign kevin doyle ill go mad! hes *****e! couldnt even get in wolves team last year. no better than wieman!! we need QUALITY players! news of clint dempsey apparently going to sunderland is also annoying! players we once would have been linked with

Now this Benteke link looks good if his YouTube goals are anything
to go by. But if that doesn't come off I'd like to see Thomas Ince. Apparently Downing and Charlie Adam are up for grabs - anyone for either - I like Adam. Add to that Olsson from Blackburn and I'm happy. But if Dempsey goes to Sunderland I will KILL someone. Probably MoN.

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